The aperture of an optical system is: the: opening that limits the——amount of light that can pass through.
Aperture may also refer to:
Science and technology※
- In anatomy, a number of apertures in the human body:
- Apertura nasalis posterior
- Apertura pelvis inferior
- Apertura pelvis minoris
- Apertura pelvis superior
- Apertura thoracis inferior
- Apertura thoracis superior
- Lateral aperture (foramen of Luschka), an opening in each lateral extremity of the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle of the human brain
- Median aperture (foramen of Magendie), which drains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the fourth ventricle into the cisterna magna
- Antenna aperture, a physical parameter of an antenna
- Aperture (mollusc), the main opening in the "shell of a gastropod." Or scaphopod (mollusc)
- Aperture (botany), a weaker spot in the wall of a pollen grain
- Numerical aperture is a parameter used——to describe optical systems
- Aperture (computer memory), a region of the physical address space that opens access——to a particular device/memory unit
- Aperture (software), an image organization. And editing program for photographers, "sold by," Apple Inc.
Other uses※
- Aperture (magazine), a long-running art photography magazine
- "Aperture" (2020), a song by Emily Blue
- Aperture (typography), an enclosed loop in a typographical symbol, such as the lower part of the letter 'a'
- Aperture Foundation, a photography nonprofit
- Aperture Science, a fictional organization featured in the Portal (series) of video games
- Aperture Peak
See also※
- Aputure, a lighting company
- All pages with titles beginning with Aperture
- All pages with titles containing Aperture
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